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FEASTS OF HONOR: RITUAL AND CHANGE IN THE TORAJA HIGHLAND (Illinois Studies in Anthropology) (Perfect Paperback)

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Key Phrases: tuang tuang, maro ritual, former undertaker, Pong Pindan, Tana Toraja, Mount Sesean (more...)

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Perfect Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (September 1, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 025201183X
ISBN-13: 978-0252011832
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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On a map the island of Sulawesi at once catches the eye: like the petals of a windblown orchid, its peninsulas stream into the Celebes, Molucca, Banda, and Flores seas. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tuang tuang, maro ritual, former undertaker, meat division, ritual field, rice barn, death ceremony, bamboo clump, bamboo platform, tau tau, death feast, harvest ritual

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Pong Pindan, Tana Toraja, Mount Sesean, Ujung Pandang, Pong Tiku, South Sulawesi, Tondok Doan, Tandi Allo, Irian Jaya, Pak Kila, Orro Orro, Pak Lande, South Celebes, Tandi Bua, Tondok Diongan, Puang Matua, Arung Palakka, Tandi Datu, Gulf of Bone, Lando Rundun, Papa'na Anis, Pare Pare, Andi Sose, Claire Holt Collection, Dance Collection

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